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Wayfinder · 09-18-03, 05:44 PM

Originally posted by hnelson59
there are many christians who are not scientist who believe the same way. me personally - ya know it doesn't really matter. 6000 or 6,000,000 years the end result is the same.

Yeah, and that's the thing. This is something Bible critics like to focus on... but they're examining a piece of bark so close they fail to see the forest... but also fail to see the rest of the bark.

Here's a couple of points:

1) The Bible does not place an age on the earth itself... just on creation after the earth was created. The statement "In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth" indicates no time period involved. It could be billions of years.

2) The creative days-- as has been pointed out-- could be a considerable period of time.

3) Carbon 14 dating is not scientifically established as infallible. There have been great debates among scientists themselves as to its reliability.

So bottom line-- getting stuck on dates and times fails to see the creation account as a whole and is a groundless argument to begin with.

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09-18-03, 05:44 PM	#746 (permalink)
Wayfinder Aximsite All Star Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: KC MO USA Posts: 814 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Originally posted by hnelson59 there are many christians who are not scientist who believe the same way. me personally - ya know it doesn't really matter. 6000 or 6,000,000 years the end result is the same. Yeah, and that's the thing. This is something Bible critics like to focus on... but they're examining a piece of bark so close they fail to see the forest... but also fail to see the rest of the bark. Here's a couple of points: 1) The Bible does not place an age on the earth itself... just on creation after the earth was created. The statement "In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth" indicates no time period involved. It could be billions of years. 2) The creative days-- as has been pointed out-- could be a considerable period of time. 3) Carbon 14 dating is not scientifically established as infallible. There have been great debates among scientists themselves as to its reliability. So bottom line-- getting stuck on dates and times fails to see the creation account as a whole and is a groundless argument to begin with. ps - chris if ya read this i really need some more smiley dohickies to choose from. it's hard to keep up with star! thanks! HEAR HEAR! MORE SMILEY THINIGIES! __________________ :)http://Truesite.org .... There's something there for everybody.:) Almost Irish (free MP3s) -- Quest of the Turtle -- Personality Evaluation (free download) -- Wayfinder's Homepage... and more.